C           G                Am
 The gig is up, the battle’s done
                 G                   F
The kings and queens put down their crowns
           C        F
The war is over now
                 G           C
Why am I still empty somehow?
                G                  Am
The lights are downed, they take a bow
           G                F
Standing ovations from the crowd
            C             F
I worked so hard for this
                   G
But still, do I deserve it?
    C               G                Am                   G
And they all say it feels so good to reach your goals someday
F                      C                F               G
Eyes on the prize, but I still feel like maybe I'm just in the way


[Chorus]
C                G
I'm just a girl, lost and afraid
       Am                    G
Didn't know what I wanted until the tenth grade
   F                   C
So what am I here for? What do I say?
F                   G
I'm not your valedictorian
C                    G
I see it written all over their faces
     Am                                  G
They know I'm probably taking someone else's space
F                      C
So what am I here for? What do I say?
F                   G      C
I'm not your valedictorian


[Verse 2]
              G                   Am
They call my name, you squeeze my hand
                   G                    F
But I'm still that girl who didn't understand
        C
Asking questions in the classroom
F                       G                   G
This cap and gown feels more like a costume
                    G              Am
My high school counselor once told me
                G              F
Some things are just out of your league
     C
“You should stick to singing
F                                G
'Cause they build robots and you can't compete”


[Chorus]
C               G
I'm just a girl, lost and afraid
       Am                    G
Didn't know what I wanted until the tenth grade
   F                   C
So what am I here for? What do I say?
F                   G
I'm not your valedictorian
C                    G
I see it written all over their faces
     Am                               G
They know I’m probably taking someone else's space
   F                   C
So what am I here for? What do I say?
F                   G
I'm not your valedictorian


[Bridge]
C                G
I wanna thank my mom and dad
Am                     G
I wanna thank the best friends I ever had
        F                               C
I wanna thank my sister, 'cause she was always there for me
F                     G
To them, I'm always a valedictorian


[Chorus]
C                G
I'm just a girl, lost and afraid
       Am                    G
Didn't know what I wanted until the tenth grade
   F                   C
So what am I here for? What do I say?
F                   G
I'm not your valedictorian
C                    G
I see it written all over their faces
Am                                    G
They know I’m probably taking someone else's space
   F                   C
So what am I here for? What do I say?
F                   G
I'm not your valedictorian